French Levant. (Turkey). Stamp-less envelope written from Gallipoli dated '28th Aout 1858' addressed to France cancelled by Gallipoli/ Turquie date stamp '28th Aout 58' with Marseille arrival and charged with hand-struck '10' on arrival. Very fine.

French Levant. 1907. Envelope to Constantinople bearing French Sower Yvert 138, 10c red tied by Paris double ring, underpaid with tax hand-stamp and bearing French postage dues Yvert 29, 10c brown (strip of 3) tied by Constantinople-Galata Postes Francaise double ring Nice combination.

French Levant. (Cilicie). 1920. Picture post card of 'Tarous' addressed to France bearing French Occupation Yvert 28, 20p rose (pair tied by bilingual Tarsous date stamp with oval 'Censure/Tarous' on face. Nice item of censored mail.

French Colonies. (French Maroc). 1943. Folded 'Croix Rouge Francaise/ Transmission de Messages' envelope written from Casablanca dated '16th Nov 1943' with circular 'Croix Rouge Francaise/ Casablanca' Red Cross cachet with Paris arrival '25th Jan 1944' and forwarded with Paris cachet '3rd Avril'. Scarce.

French Levant. (Salonique). 1873. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing French 'Ceres' Yvert 56, 30c brown (pair) tied by '5095' in lozenge with adjacent 'Salonique/Turq. D' Asie' and hand-struck 'Coi Postali Francaise' with Geneva arrival on reverse. Very fine.

French Levant. (Salonique). 1873. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing French 'Ceres' Yvert 56, 30c brown (pair) tied by '5095' in lozenge with adjacent 'French Levant/Turq D'Europe and framed 'Piroscafi Postali Francesi' with Livorno arrival on reverse. Very fine.

French Levant. (Salonique). 1862. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing French 'Napoleon' Yvert 17, 80c rose (imperf) tied by '5095' in lozenge with adjacent 'Salonique/ Turq D'Europe date stamp '2nd Dec 62' and hand-struck 'Proscafi/ Postali/ Francesi' in red on face with Genova arrival. Rare usage of the imperf Napoleon in Salonique.

French Levant. (Salonique). 1873. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing French 'Siege de Paris' Yvert 38, 40c orange and 'Ceres' Yvert 60, 25c blue tied by '5095' in lozenge with adjacent 'Salonique/ Turq. D'Europe' date stamp with Livorno arrival. Scarce mixed issue 65 cents franking.

French Levant. (Salonique). 1865. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing French 'Napoleon' Yvert 29, (strip of four) tied by '5095' in lozenge with adjacent 'Salonique/Turq. with boxed 'Piroscafi Postali Frencaisi' on face and Milano arrival on reverse. Very fine.

French Colonies. (Madagascar). 1942. Envelope addressed to Majunga bearing French Madagascar Yvert 167, 20c bistre and Yvert 202, 80c brown tied by Nossi-Be double ring '30th Sept 42' with 'British Censorship/ 252' censor tape tied by framed 'Passed By Military Censor/E.A. No 1/1 67' censor hand-stamp in violet on reverse, routed via Diego-Suarez '5th Oct' with Majunga arrival '28th Oct'. Rare censor hand-stamp not recorded for Madagascar by Little or seen by Mike White.

French Colonies. (Madagascar). 1945. Air Mail French Madagascar postal stationery envelope 4f50 grey upgraded with Yvert 266, 10c lilac, Yvert 269, 40c grey Yvert 273, 2f bistre and Air Mail Yvert 55, 1f orange tied Tananarive date stamp '13th Aout 45 with 'Opened by Examiner ZB/4' censor label. Nice item of British censorship from Madagascar.

French Colonies. (Madagascar). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing French Madagascar Yvert 262, 1f50 on 1f75 ultramarine, Yvert 274, 2f50 blue and Air Mail Yvert 53, 3f on 3f65 grey and Yvert 54, 8f on 8f50 green (pair) tied by Tananarive date stamp '1st Oct 44' with 'Opened by Examiner ZB/1' censor label. Nice item of British censorship from Madagascar.

French Colonies. (A.E.F./Nigeria). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Tangier, Morcco bearing Afrique Equatoriale Francaise Yvert 59, 3f blue (2) and Yvert 140, 1f on 65c indigo tied by Pointe Noire double ring '25th Mars 42' with 'Afrique Francaise/Controle Postal' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire' with circular 'Controle Postal/Commission A/Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' in violet and 'Controle Postal/Commission/B' , endorsed 'via Cotonou', hand-stamp 'L/B' and circular 'A/1', routed via Lagos '8 Avril' with 'Opened by Censor/Nigeria' label tied by boxed 'Passed by Censor/Nigeria/12' in violet with British Post Office/Tangier '26 Ju 42' receiver and 'Opened by Examiner/7480' Morocco censor tape applied on arrival.
Lovely item with red vertical line JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.

French Colonies. (Madagascar). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing French Madagascar Yvert 234, 50c on 65c brown and lilac and Air Mail Yvert 53, 3f on 3f65 grey tied by Tulear double ring '3rd July 44' with 'Opened by Censorship' censor label tied by boxed 'Passed By/ Censor/ 252 - 1' cachet in violet routed via Tananarive '19/7' and Tamatave '21st Juil' on reverse with bilingual South Africa 'Opened by Censor' label tied by censor hand-stamp. Lovely item of British censorship from Madagascar.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 168, 1c brown, SG 171, 3c green and SG 207, 37c olive tied by Tinh-Tuc/ Tonkin date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert Par/L' Autorite Militaire' with circular 'A/5' censor in blue, endorsed 'via Bagdad' and routed via Hanoi with 'Passed by Examiner' label. Superb.

French Indo-China. (Japan). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to the 'Bank of Indo-China, Tokio' bearing French Indo-China SG 182, 10c blue/pink (pair) and SG 184, 15c indigo (4) tied by Haiphong/ Tonkin date stamp with registered label and Japan censor label tied by vernacular arrival. Very fine.

China. (Switzerland - India). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Indo-China SG 179,8c lake, SG 186, 20c carmine and SG 214, $2 orange (2) tied by Saigon Central/ Cochinchine date stamp '16th Sept 41' with registered label, hand-stamped 'Vue Par La Douane' on reverse (seen by customs) and dated in m/s '16.9.41.' endorsed 'via Bagdad' with India 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner' label tied by framed (Crown) Passed By DHA/ 9' hand-stamp and India/ Censorship' wax seal in red on face and reverse with Geneve arrival '7th and 8th Jan 1946' (struck twice on reverse).

Lovely item of condemned/ interrupted mail held for five years by the Indian authorities until released.

China. (Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bombay bearing Indo-China SG 173, 4c blue-green, SG 192, 50c brown and SG 197, 1c brown tied by Saigon-Messageries-Mtems date stamp with 'Control Postal/Militaire' censor label label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire' and Indian 'Opened by censor' label with framed 'Passed by Censor/ A 6' cachet on face with Calcutta and Bombay transit. Very fine.

China. (Hong Kong). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to California bearing Indo-China SG 168, 1c sepia, SG 170, 3c brown, SG 174, 4c yellow, SG 213, $1 black, SG 214, $2 orange and SG 253, 23c blue tied by Dalat/ Annam date stamp with registered label routed via Saigon and Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor' label and boxed '41' cachet, Honolulu and San Francisco transits on reverse. Very fine.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Indo-China SG 200, 10c brown, SG 209, 60c purple and SG 213, 1p black tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp routed via Lydda, Palestine with 'Passed by Examiner' label with boxed '24' censor and Casablanca arrival. Nice routing.

French Indo-China. (Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia bearing French Indo-China SG 168, 1c sepia, SG 170, 3c brown (2), SG 175, 5c violet (pair), SG 177, 6c vermilion (3) and SG 192, 50c sepia tied by Haiphong/ Tonkin date stamp '10th Aout 40' with 'Postal Controle' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire' , routed over the Pacific with Singapore censor label tied by 'Passed By/ Censor 18/ Singapore' censor cachet and 'To Be Forwarded By/ Air From Singapore' hand-stamp on face in black. Very nice item from Indo China routed over two Oceans.

China. (French Indo-China). 1939. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Indo-China SG 181, 10c blue and SG 257, 39c lilac tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp with 'Controle Postal Commission C/Indo-Chine' double ring routed via North Africa with 'Opened by Examiner/QQ/12' censor label applied in Sierra Leone and Casablanca arrival. Very fine.

French Indo-China. (Japan). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing Indo China SG 175, 5c violet and SG 192, 50c sepia (pair) tied by Saigon date stamp '31st July 41' routed via Hanoi with Tokio arrival '16th August'. Nice item sent by 'Japanese Air Lines' from Saigon via Hanoi.

Ex Ted Proud.

French Indo-China. (Japan). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing Indo China SG 191, 30c chestnut and SG 192, 50c sepia tied by Saigon date stamp 'April 8 42' routed via Hanoi with Tokio arrival '21st April April' Nice item sent by 'Japanese Air Lines' (D.N.A.) at double letter rate.

Ex Ted Proud.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope to Tunisia, North Africa bearing SG 175, 5c purple and SG 214, $2 orange tied by Saigon Central date stamp routed via Singapore with censor tape and 'Passed by Censor/286' hand-stamp in violet with circular 'D' and '23' censor cachet with Marseilles transit and Carthage, Tunisia receiver on reverse. Nice censor cover to interesting destination.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope written on board the French Frigate 'Commandant Bourdais' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 187, 21c olive and SG 260, 9c + 4c red-orange tied by Poulo-Condore/ Cochinchine date stamp with hand-struck 'Canonniere/Commandant Bourdais' in violet with circular 'Poulo Condore/Cochinchine/Le Commandant D' Armees' routed via Saigon. Attractive item of military mail.

French China. (Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French China SG 184, 15c blue, SG 213, $1 black and SG 227, 50c turquoise tied by Saigon/Central date stamp routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label.

China. (Indo-China). 1939. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Indo-China SG 181, 10c blue and SG 205, 30c red/brown tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp with 'Controle Postal Commission C/Indo-Chine' double ring routed via North Africa with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4316' censor label and Casablanca arrival. Very fine.

Indo-China. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China Yvert 138, 12c turquoise, Yvert 155, 1c brown, Yvert 159, 5c violet, Yvert 160, 6c orange/red, Yvert 166, 30c brown/orange and Yvert 201, 18c blue tied by Bien-Hoa/Chochinchine date stamp with military cachet 'Bataillon de L' Air No 121/L' Officier Di Tan' in violet, endorsed 'via Bagdad' routed via Austria with Vienna circular '9' censor cachet and oval 'Ouvert Par Les Autorite Controle' with 'Controle' label applied in Marseille and Toulouse receiver. Scarce item of censored mail.

Indo-China. (Singapore). 1941. Air Mail envelope written from France addressed to Saigon, Indo-China bearing Yvert 392, 5f blue tied by Nice date stamp endorsed 'via Pan-American Airways et Transatlantic' with Singapore censor tape and 'Passed by Censor 276/A' hand-stamp in violet with instructional 'Retour a L' Envoyeur' and 'Inconnu/Section Passagers' and returned to France with hand-stamp 'Inconnu/5th Depot' applied in Toulon. Very nice item of censored mail.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Indo-China SG 170, 3c brown, SG 193, 60c purple and SG 253, 23c blue tied by Hanoi date stamp with matching registered label with framed 'Hanoi - Marseille/ Amsterdam' on face and De Bilt arrival on reverse.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Oran, Algeria bearing Indo-China SG 192, 50c brown tied by Yen-Bay/Tonkin date stamp routed via Hanoi with 'Controle Postal/ Militaire' censor label and oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire' cachet with instructional 'Par Avion Jusqui/Destination' with Oran receiver on reverse.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China Yvert 11, $1, black (pair) tied by CapSaint Jacques/Cochinchine date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label and oval 'Ouvert Par L'Autorite Militaire' cachet with circular 'C/10', endorsed 'Via Panamerican Airways et Transatlantic', routed via Singapore with circular 'G' and '30' cachet and Singapore with censor tape and 'Passed by Censor 293/A' hand-stamp in violet with Ariege arrival on reverse. Very fine item of censored mail.

China. (French Indo China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Monte Carlo bearing French Indo-China SG 192, 50c sepia tied by Saigon Central/Cochinchine date stamp, endorsed 'via Bagdad' with 'Passed by Examiner' censor label and Monte Carlo arrival. Very fine.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 181, 10c blue and SG 192, 50c brown tied by Saigon-Central/ Cochinchine date stamp '8th Mars 41', endorsed 'via Bagdad' with India 'Passed by Censor' label underneath German "Geoffnet" censor label (two) tied by hooded German censor cachet in carmine applied in Austria (Wien) and Avignon arrival '10th Mars.'

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Indo-China SG 192, 50c sepia and SG 213, 1p black tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp routed via Bagdad and Palestine with 'Passed by Examiner' label and 'Controle Postal Militaire' label with oval 'Ouvert/YA 601' in red cachet applied in North Africa. Very nice item of censored mail.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut (2) tied by 'Poulo-Condore/Cochinchine' date stamp, endorsed 'F.M.' , routed via Saigon and Bagdad with 'Passed by Examiner' label and German censor cachet and label. Nice routing.

French Indo-China. (Hong Kong). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 175, 5c violet, SG 205, 30c red-brown and SG 213, $1 black tied by Hanoi/Tonkin date stamp '18/12/40' with 'Control Postal/ Militaire/A' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire', endorsed 'Per Pan-American Airways/and Transatlantic' , routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label and Viney arrival '16 Feb 41' on reverse. Lovely item.

China. (French Indo-China/Hong Kong). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut, SG 195, $1, green and SG 209, 60c purple tied by Hanoi/Tonkin date stamp routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label in red with boxed '47' hand-stamp and Marseilles transit on reverse. Very item of censored mail routed via Hong Kong.

French Indo-China. (Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Washington bearing Indo-China SG 184, 15c blue, SG 193, 60c lilac and SG 195, $1 bright green (pair) tied by Tinh-Tuc/Tonkin date stamp with 'Control Postal/Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label tied by framed '112' cachet sent via the Pacific. Very fine.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 196, $2 scarlet tied by Haiphong/Tonkin date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire', endorsed 'Via Pan American Airways & Transatlantic', routed via Hanoi and Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed by/Censor/ 293/A' in violet and circular 'B' '11' on face. Very fine single two dollar franking.

China. (French Indo-China). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing French Indo-China SG 175, 5c purple and SG 192, 50c sepia (pair) tied by Saigon date stamp '27th Feb 42', routed via Hanoi with Tokyo arrival. Nice item of mail sent Japan Air Lines 'Di Nippon Airways'

27th February 1942. Indo-China to Japan. By Dai Nippon Airlines which left Hanoi 5th March and arrived Tokyo 8th March franked at $1. 05.

Ex Ted Proud.

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing French Indo-China SG 209, 60c purple and SG 247, 5c carmine tied by Saigon date stamp '23rd Sept 41', endorsed 'via Hanoi' with Tokyo arrival '2nd Oct.'

23rd September 1941. Indo-China to Japan. By 4 times weekly service from Hanoi to Tokyo of Dai Nippon Airways arrived 2nd October, franked at 65c.

Ex Ted Proud.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'via Panamerican Airways' addressed to France bearing SG 189, 25c violet (4) and SG 210, 66c bronze tied by Dinh-Lap/ Tonkin date stamp '24th Aug 40' with circular 'Commandant D' Armees' cachet routed via Tien-Yen and Haiphong with arrival '10th Oct'.

25th August 1940: French Indo-China to France via Haiphong 29th August. Carried to Hong Kong 9missed the 6 September flight). By 'PHILIPPIBNE CLIPPER' leaving 13th September which arrived San Francisco 22nd September, delayed at Manila and Honolulu by E.T., air to New York and then by 'ATLANTIC CLIPPER' which left 28th September arrived Lisbon 30th September, delivered 10th October (arrival). Franked $1. 66 for Colonial = 11 cents plus $1. 55 Air Fee.

China. (Hong Kong). 1941. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Yvert 162a, 15c blue, Yvert 166, 30c orange/brown, Yvert 167, 50c sepia and Yvert 11, $1 black tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp, sent by Pacific Clipper via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor Hong Kong' label and boxed '42' cachet, Manille, San Francisco and New York with French Maroc 'Controle' label and 'Ouvert YB/603 Contrple' censor cachet.

French Indo-China. (Austria - India). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Marseille, France bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut, SG 209, 60c purple and SG 247, 5c carmine tied by Saigon-Central date stamp '20th Aout 41' with registered label, hand-stamp 'Vise Par La Douane' (Stamped by customs) on reverse, endorsed 'via Bagdad' with India 'Passed by Censor' label underneath German "Geoffnet" label tied by hooded German censor cachet in carmine applied in Austria (Wien) and Marseille receiver '6th Sept' on reverse.'

Scarce routing via Bagdad and Austria due to the occupation of France.

French Indo-China. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing Indo-China SG 170, 3c brown and SG 207, 37c bronze tied by Saigon-Central date stamp '26/11/40' routed via Singapore with framed 'Passed by/Censor 150/ Singapore' and circular 'H' '19' censor hand-stamp with Batavia arrival '3/12' with 'Doo Gensuur Geopend' label and circular 'Dev./8' on face n carmine. Lovely item.

China. (French Indo-China). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to Saigon bearing Indo-China SG 192, 50c brown (4) tied by Dalat/ Plateaux-Indo-China date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China tax SG D211, 20c red/yellow (pair) applied and tied by Saigon/ Viet-Nam receiver. Nice item.

French Indo-China. (Japanese Occupation). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to the 'Bank of Indo-China, Tokio' bearing French Indo-China SG 205, 30c red-brown (2) and SG 269, 10c on 25c purple (pair) tied by Haiphong/ Tonkin date stamp with registered label and Japan censor label tied by vernacular arrival. Very fine.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1889. Selection Selection of 'Proofs' or Colour Trials. (5). Ex Col Harvey.